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Verizon to invest $70 million in AI training effortVerizon is investing $70 million in a nationwide effort to provide AI training to job seekers, small business and educators as the US econo...23 Sep, 2026, 05.34 PM IST- The H-1B midterm test: Why Indian tech workers could matter in the US electionsThe 2026 US midterms could make H-1B policy a political test among Indian-American voters, with Trump-era fees and tighter scrutiny affecti...22 Sep, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
- Top IT's subcontractor costs creep up as volatile pipelines force flexible staffingSubcontractor costs as a share of revenue increased sequentially at most firms in the June quarter, Kotak Institutional Equities said in a ...22 Sep, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has a career lesson from 3 Nobel prize winners as AI forces layoffs and changes jobs across the worldBiocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw shared a message on persistence from three 2023 Nobel Prize winners as AI reshapes jobs and companie...22 Sep, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
- Australia changes skilled visa processing rules: Who gets priority now?Australia has changed the processing order for several skilled visas, giving higher priority to applications linked to sectors such as heal...21 Sep, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
- Pawan Khera flags H-1B fee extension, warns of impact on Indian IT talentThe US administration has renewed a USD 100,000 fee for certain H-1B visa petitions. This move could significantly affect Indian IT profess...19 Sep, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
- H-1B visa: Indian diaspora group backs Trump’s scrutiny, warns against hurting US innovationThe Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies supports H-1B visa program scrutiny. They caution that this should not impede American...19 Sep, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
- Green card applicants can now be rejected over use of Medicaid, food stamps & free school lunch programmesThe Trump administration’s expanded “public charge” rule has taken effect, allowing US immigration officers to consider benefits such as Me...19 Sep, 2026, 08.40 AM IST
- Trump extends $100,000 H-1B visa fee order for another yearDonald Trump has extended for another year his executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on certain new H-1B visa applications, even as the p...19 Sep, 2026, 08.31 AM IST
- Uganda company is turning bananas into rugs, clothes and hair extensions, saving environment from 2.3 kg of carbon emissionsYour favourite fruit can also provide material for rugs or become a fancy hair extension. In Uganda, one company is preventing banana stems...18 Sep, 2026, 10.36 PM IST
- Japan raises the bar on residency. Cue the outrageJapan is considering tougher permanent residency rules as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government reshapes immigration policy. Proposed ...18 Sep, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
- AI lowering entry barriers for small contractors, reshaping blue-collar services: ReportArtificial intelligence (AI) is lowering some of the traditional barriers for skilled workers looking to start or expand small businesses b...18 Sep, 2026, 04.56 PM IST
- Canada invites 2,000 skilled workers to apply for permanent residency in latest Express Entry draw, CRS cut-off falls to 519Canada invited 2,000 skilled workers to apply for permanent residency. This latest Express Entry draw had a CRS cut-off score of 519. The s...16 Sep, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
- H-1B should not exist to replace American workers with low-wage foreigners: JD VanceUS Vice President JD Vance defended changes to the H-1B visa program. He stated the administration seeks highly skilled workers, not displa...16 Sep, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
- Even barber jobs may not be safe: Harsh Goenka shares video of a barber training an AI in IndiaIndustrialist Harsh Goenka has shared a video showing AI being used to train a barber in India, sparking a fresh debate over whether automa...14 Sep, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
- UK study visa applications fall 16% in year to August 2026UK study visa applications fell 16% in the year ending August 2026, with 360,700 applications from main applicants. Applications from stude...14 Sep, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
- Mansukh Mandaviya calls for greater global labour mobility to boost India growthLabour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya called for discussions on international labour mobility. This is significant for India's economic growth ...12 Sep, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
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